• barrbaric [he/him]@hexbear.net
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    11 months ago

    Going by the article’s description it sounds like it’s just fantasy 1900s (but without racism and other bigotries) which doesn’t sound anywhere near as grim as Duskvol’s “the world has ended and our electricity runs on souls”. The regional map for example just looks reads as “generic fantasy” to me.

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      11 months ago

      I dunno, i havent read it, but it describes itself as ‘horror’ several times, and calls itself “investigative horror”. From what i’ve gleaned it was supposed to be victorian-esque call of cthulhu? But i’m also not 100% sure.

      You’re needed, investigators: join the secret society Candela Obscura to confront occult horrors from beyond, keeping hidden the true nature of magickal incursions besetting our world.

      Candela Obscura (bestowed the hashtag #CandelaObscura) is a new tabletop roleplaying game that places you in the roles of investigators working for an esoteric order. In this game of investigative horror, individuals of varied talents are brought together under the organization Candela Obscura. You’ll pursue strange occurrences and encounter dangerous magicks, fighting back against a mysterious source of corruption and bleed. Candela Obscura is the first to use the Illuminated Worlds System, a newly designed system that uses 6-sided dice and lends itself to narrative, arc-driven play.